2019 MSPT Wisconsin State Poker Championship

$1,100 Main Event
Day: 1c
Event Info

2019 MSPT Wisconsin State Poker Championship

Final Results
Winner
Gerald Heath
Winning Hand
qj
Prize
$130,935
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,100
Prize Pool
$638,700
Entries
660
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
120,000 / 240,000
Ante
30,000
Players Info - Day 1c
Entries
307
Players Left
36

Reichard Hits a Flush To Double

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

There was 5,000 in the center on a flop of {4-Clubs}{a-Clubs}{6-Diamonds} and action was on Brett Reichard in the small blind. He facing a bet from the cutoff, who had a T5,000 chip out in front of him, and proceeded to check-raise all in for 22,300. The cutoff called.

Brett Reichard: {k-Clubs}{8-Clubs}
Cutoff: {a-Spades}{j-Diamonds}

Reichard needed to hit his flush draw to stay alive in the tournament and would do just that as the turn dropped {7-Clubs} to give him the nut flush. The river {5-Clubs} completed the runout and he was paid by his opponent.

Player Chips Progress
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Brett Reichard
50,500
50,500
50,500

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More Chip Counts Before Break

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
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Aaron Johnson
156,500
37,000
37,000
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Ahmed Taleb
113,700
78,900
78,900
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Jason Zarlenga
86,000
60,400
60,400
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Ralph Massey
65,000
16,400
16,400
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Dedric Henderson
65,000
25,000
25,000
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Dan Dombrowski
55,500
3,300
3,300
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Saad Ghanem
33,500
17,400
17,400
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Bryan Skreens
33,000
7,500
7,500
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Jonathan Kim
30,000
-14,700
-14,700
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Travis Sweet
29,600
-4,500
-4,500
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Nghia Le
Busted
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Jason Hartwig
Busted

Dombrowski Takes from Taleb Before Break

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Dan Dombrowski
Dan Dombrowski

Players are on their third 10-minute break of the night.

Shortly before the break, action folded around to Dan Dombrowski who pumped it up to 2,600 from the small blind. Ahmed Taleb was in the big blind and defended.

The flop dropped {9-Spades}{a-Diamonds}{j-Spades} and Dombrowski made a continuation-bet of 2,100. Taleb raised to 6,500 and Dombrowski thought for about 20 seconds before putting out calling chips.

Both players checked the turn {5-Hearts} to bring the river {7-Diamonds}. Dombrowski sat for a bit and then put out a bet of 10,700. Taleb quickly called.

Dombrowski tabled {a-Clubs}{7-Clubs} for a rivered two pair and Taleb mucked, shaking his head as he did so.

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Level: 10

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

Rock Finds a Double

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Ben Rock went all in from the hijack and action folded around to the small blind, who asked for a count. The number was totaled to be 12,600 and a call was announced.

Ben Rock: {a-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}
Small Blind: {a-Hearts}{j-Clubs}

Rock was way out in front and improved from there as the flop fell {9-Clubs}{q-Hearts}{2-Clubs} to give him top pair, top kicker. He then found himself needing to fade running jacks or running Broadway cards, and the turn {j-Spades} gave him a sweat at a two outer on the river. However, the river {4-Hearts} was clean and he held to secure the double.

Player Chips Progress
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Ben Rock
27,600

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Joseph Makes Correct Call To Oust Bryant

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Johanssy Joseph
Johanssy Joseph

Jill Bryant opened to 3,000 from early position and action folded around to Johanssy Joseph, who defended his big blind. The dealer fanned a flop of {q-Diamonds}{j-Spades}{q-Spades} and Joseph checked. Bryant fired out a continuation-bet of 5,300 and Joseph called.

The turn was {8-Diamonds} and both players checked to bring the river {9-Spades}. Joseph bet 17,000, a nearly pot-sized bet, and Bryant went all in over the top for what was totaled to be 65,600. Joseph went into the tank.

"Sixty-five, six?" asked Joseph after some time. The dealer confirmed and he went back into the tank. He finally settled on a call.

Bryant turned over {a-Clubs}{k-Hearts} with a wry grin, showing nothing more than ace-king high to accompany the board's pair of queens. Joseph showed {a-Spades}{2-Spades} for the nut flush, good to send Bryant to the rail for a quick moment, as she has just sat down again to fire her second and final bullet into the event with around 10 minutes left in Level 10.

Player Chips Progress
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Johanssy Joseph
170,000
74,000
74,000
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Jill Bryant
20,000
20,000
20,000

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Miller Sends a Chilling Blow

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Bryant Miller
Bryant Miller

Bryant Miller opened the action with a raise to 2,500 from middle position and action folded around to the player on the button, who called. The small blind also called, as did Dedric Henderson from the big blind to take postflop action four ways.

The flop dropped {9-Diamonds}{a-Spades}{3-Diamonds} and both blinds checked. Miller fired a continuation-bet of 3,000, which was raised to 8,000 by the player on the button. Both blinds folded and Miller thought for a few moments before putting out a T5,000 chip to complete the call.

The turn came {k-Diamonds} and Bryant checked. The player on the button bet another 8,000 and Bryant made the call.

Bryant then checked again on the river {a-Clubs} and his opponent put out a bet of 23,000. Miller thought for around a minute and then announced a check-raise all in. His opponent seemed disgusted and confused as he processed the situation and the dealer reached forward to the five-seat to cut out Miller's stack for a count as he anticipated him to spend some time making his decision. It was not necessary.

"I call," said Bryant's opponent just before the dealer was about to reach Miller's chips.

Miller tabled {a-Hearts}{k-Clubs} for the nuts; a full house, aces full of kings.

"Ace-nine?" asked tablemate Saad Ghanem. He was close - {9-Hearts}{9-Spades} became visible on the table, showing that the player had flopped a set that became the second-best full house when all was said and done. The player barely covered Bryant's stack, earning him a full double to bring him well over 200,000 at the close of Level 10.

Player Chips Progress
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Bryant Miller
229,000
67,800
67,800
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Dedric Henderson
67,500
2,500
2,500

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Level: 11

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 1,500

A Look at the Remaining MSPT Season 10 Schedule

Level 11 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
MSPT Sign
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DatesEventBuy-inGuarantee
Nov. 13-17MSPT Golden Gates Regional Event$360$150,000
Nov. 14-172019 MSPT Wisconsin State Poker Championship at Potawatomi Casino$1,100$300,000
Nov. 21-24MSPT Denver Poker Open at Golden Gates Casino$1,100$300,000
Dec. 5-8MSPT Canterbury Park$1,100$500,000

Visit msptpoker.com for more information on each tournament.